JBL GO 2 water-resistant budget Bluetooth speaker launched at Rs 2,999Samsung-owned Harman International has expanded its speaker portfolio by adding a new device called JBL GO 2. The potable budget speaker is priced at Rs 2,999 and is available at various retail stores and chains. You can also get it from 350 key Samsung brand stores across the country.

Xiaomi Mi Router 4, Roidmi car air purifier launched in ChinaBesides this, Xiaomi also launched Roidmi car Air Purifier, which is part of its Mijia crowdfunding platform at CNY 699 (roughly Rs 7,500). The air purifier comes with an increased CADR capacity of 80m3/h instead of the earlier 60m3/h on the Mi Car Air Purifier.

Freak weather shrinks AC sales in some statesAC makers are sweating it out as freak weather conditions and frequent thunderstorms across several states have kept searing temperatures at bay, leading to lower footfall at showrooms and sluggish sales.

Microsoft reportedly working on self-designed smart speakerAll the big tech firms of the world have already laid their hands on the artificial assistant and machine learning segment. Some of them in past few years brought the AI ability to speakers. While Google brought its Assistant in Home, Apple introduced it in Homepod. Even Amazon launched its Alexa-based Echo speakers. But Microsoft tapped the shoulder of a third-party audio company called Harman to launch its Cortana-based Invoke speaker. Now, according to some new documents, the company is working on a self-designed smart speaker.